And so, after another ten weeks of fictional sadism and very real suffering, we reach the end of Game of Thrones season four. Unlike all the other years of this show, this time the final episode of the run is the climactic point, bringing a kitchen of pots to a cloud of boils.
And we’ve reached … [Read more...]

X-Men past and future collide to save mutantkind from a horrible fate! A cast of so many people, you'll have trouble keeping up! James McAvoy wears flared jeans! Hugh Jackman wears not much at all! Peter Dinklage!
Let's have a look and see if X-Men: Days of Future Past lives up to the massive … [Read more...]

After a short interlude for Americans to remember something, back to Game of Thrones. Following the last couple of weeks, not to mention the title of this episode (The Mountain and the Viper), we’re clearly all here for Tyrion’s trial by combat fight between Oberyn Martell and The … [Read more...]

Game of Thrones is known for a few things: sex, violence, pointless nudity, witty banter, sudden character death, intrigue and advancing plots along in tiny increments, keeping a whisper ahead of audience boredom. And this particular episode, if nothing else, hit all these sweet spots.
It didn’t … [Read more...]

Although the last couple of Game of Thrones episodes kept all the stones rolling downhill, they perhaps lacked huge sequences. Big climactic end pieces which send us away satisfied that we've witnessed some major plot twist or huge action moment.
Last week had the showdown at Craster's between … [Read more...]

As you may have noticed, we're fast approaching the return of Game of Thrones to TV. Westeros spurts back onto HBO on Sunday night, then dribbles down onto the UK's Sky Atlantic the following evening. Last year, as I chronicled in a memorable and insightful series of reviews, the machinations … [Read more...]

After a spectacular and shocking third series which nearly caused the internet to explode (well, one specific episode more than others, I think...) HBO's Game Of Thrones is gearing up for a no-doubt equally spectacular series four.
Sky Atlantic pulled off no mean feat in choosing to air the … [Read more...]

One reason we love Game of Thrones: it doesn't conform to a simple good guys/bad guys set-up. Yes, it started off as Nice Starks versus Naughty Lannisters, but as the seasons rolled by, we've found many of the Lannisters seem reasonable enough in their own way, whereas the Starks are prone to … [Read more...]

The return of Game of Thrones has definitely reminded us how vast the cast is. It's taken two full hour-long episodes simply to give everyone a couple of scenes and push them gently down their path for the new season.
But with this third episode, everyone is finally in place, they've (mostly) met … [Read more...]

In most shows, the second episode of the season is time for consolidation, properly setting up the character arcs for the year. Except this is Game of Thrones, they have more cast than a Very Best Of Cast CD, so we’re still getting everyone in shot.
So, what’s up with Arya, Jamie and Bran? How … [Read more...]

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